Darren Fletcher’s 102 consecutive top flight appearance saw him draw level with Gary McAllister at the top of one of the Premier League charts.

No Scottish player has made more Premier League appearances than the Stoke City midfielder (325), who has spent his entire career at England’s highest level.

Now aged 33, Fletcher made 223 league outings for Manchester United then another 91 as West Brom captain before moving to the Potters in the summer.

Darren Fletcher and Riyad Mahrez battle for possession during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Leicester City. (Image: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

McAllister made 325 appearances in the top flight after 1992, moving between Leeds United, Coventry and Liverpool. It is fair to point out that football did exist before that point when Sky Sports rolled in with the big money…